| | Bonney Lake, WA | South St. Paul, MN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $18,363 | $16,289 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $14,056 | $12,783 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $7,966 | $8,532 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.68 | 15.83 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1139 | 930 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 441 | 573 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.8% | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.1% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 95.1% | 91.9% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 28.5% | 22.4% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 12.3% | 13.0% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 27.7% | 28.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 7.5% | 6.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% |